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Jason of Star Command

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A live-action Saturday morning children's show on CBS, created by Filmation in 1978, Jason of Star Command harkened back to the 1930s Flash Gordon Serial movie serials, appearing in its first season in 15-minute installments coupled with a cartoon short, and in its second season as self-contained half-hour stories.

Each episode featured Jason battling the evil Emperor Dragos, as the latter tried to destroy Star Command, a base hidden in an asteroid that publicly housed the Space Academy from the previous series. While the show was never very good, it did have some impressive budget model work and even some Stop Motion Animation.

This show provides examples of:[]

  • Beard of Evil: Dragos
  • Cloning Blues: The first episode featured Dragos infiltrating Star Command with a clone of the base commander (played by James Doohan!).
  • The Emperor: Dragos again.
  • Expy: Jason was far more clean cut Han Solo.
  • Follow the Leader: The show was obviously designed to grab the Star Wars crowd.
  • Robot Buddy: W1K1, a pocket-sized robot that Jason kept in a belt pouch. The robot packed a small laser torch, and could fly from ground to orbit!
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